France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 2.00%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials , Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 2.00%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.66%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which rose 0.47% or 0.11 points to trade at 23.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY ) fell 0.08% or 0.08 points to end at 102.90 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO ) was down 0.34% or 0.22 points to 65.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ), which fell 14.74% or 2.14 points to trade at 12.40 at the close. Renault SA (EPA:RENA ) declined 5.57% or 2.30 points to end at 38.99 and Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN ) was down 5.24% or 1.88 points to 34.02.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) which rose 3.68% to 28.14, Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ) which was up 1.62% to settle at 35.20 and Vusiongroup SA (EPA:VU ) which gained 1.25% to close at 154.00.

The worst performers were Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) which was down 14.74% to 12.40 in late trade, Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which lost 12.60% to settle at 5.63 and Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) which was down 8.15% to 89.60 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 345 to 154 and 94 ended unchanged.

Shares in Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 14.74% or 2.14 to 12.40. Shares in Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) fell to 52-week lows; down 14.74% or 2.14 to 12.40. Shares in Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ) rose to all time highs; up 1.62% or 0.56 to 35.20. Shares in Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) fell to all time lows; losing 12.60% or 0.81 to 5.63.

The CAC 40 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.46% or 12.25 to $2,655.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.00% or 0.68 to hit $68.86 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.99% or 0.71 to trade at $72.25 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 100.35.

Source: Investing.com